[UPDATED M4D deal] Manker “EDC Muscle Combo – BLF Limited”

That means we will order directly from www.mankerlight.com or is there any 3rd party involved?

Done

Hey guys - I was away 2 days

sorry for the delay!

Manker answered the questions already :)

He agreed to offer a nice set for flashlight enthusiasts because he and I received several requests from here - that's why he named it BLF edition.

How many BLF sets will be in total?

Cool, thanks! I’m glad to hear that this is possible now. :slight_smile:

Cool, thank you and i’m in!

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I don’t mind the logo but it serves no purpose. If it says “SPECIAL” edition might as well make it special: exclusive run with XPL-HI or high CRI SST-20 emitters instead of the floody Samsung. I’d love to have 5000k XPL-HI.

Maybe do something different with the clip and bezel like heat anodization, or maybe include a trit in the tail. These are easy to achieve and doesn’t require developing new drivers or messing with the programming.

Not that it will make the light fundamentally different, but it will give the logo a purpose/meaning.

Just leave BLF. Without spec.edition to keep everyone happy

You are expecting way too much. People always over estimate the purchasing power of BLF. I’ll be suprised if we even get 2 dozen participants in this group buy. Asking for custom made parts for such small numbers is asking the manufacturer to eat the cost and lose money.

As for the BLF label, I don’t care whether it is there or not. It actually looks kind of neat. But what matters to me is the performance and the fixed UI in these two lights.

Well said! ^^^^^^^^^

It is a very nice gesture on Mankers part. Well said , SKV89

This is so true. It is truly the First-world problems. People nowadays only pay attention to the appearances of their light as the sign to show off, rather than the important parts which are performance, UI, runtime, ergo/carry etc. :person_facepalming: If you need a light to match your style, just buy custom flashlights.
BLF definitely do Not have The “SPECIAL” purchasing power that many members though. Keep in mind the forum is “Budget Light forum” :wink:

Why no photos of the leds ?
What is that led that looks almost like a white laser ?

What would be the cost of the components if purchased separately ?
How much would we be saving ?
How is this a BLF special edition ?
Doesn’t this cheapen the BLF special edition brand ?
Shouldn’t we have more respect for the BLF special edition logo ?
Manker really has a lot of nerve putting the BLF logo on their light when it’s not designed by a BLF group.

Yeah, you save big time with logo on it. Go to store and do the math.

Woah, PJ22. First off… instead of typing a rant, try to read (the answers to most of your questions are contained within this short thread) and then do a little bit of math. It’s only addition and subtraction, hopefully most of us are capable of that. List price of the MC13 is $53. List price of the E14 III is $55. The 18650 tube on its own is $12, but since we’re getting 2 tubes and not an “extra” tube, we’ll throw that out and call it a wash. The “BLF Special” price is $75. $53 + $55 - $75 = $33 savings (vs list price) which translates to a 30% discount. Not to mention it takes effort for Manker to do a special run and packaging. EDIT: I forgot that the “normal” lights ship with a 18350 battery, so that’s something to consider.

And sorry… I didn’t realize that “BLF special edition” was a brand. Does someone own that?

Wait… putting the letters BLF on a flashlight and then selling it to members of BLF for a special price is bad? I don’t know about you, but if I want something monogramed, that usually is an extra fee.

Sounds like some people need to take a chill pill. Don’t want to support Manker? Then don’t buy this set, nor any of their lights. Has Manker gotten a bad rap on BLF in the past? Sure. Can people change? Can companies change? Will you ever give someone a second chance, or will you remain bitter for the rest of your life?

Happy for the thaw in relations :slight_smile:

Nothing to do with bitterness, from me at least in fact I don’t even know what it is all over (what happened?) I think you have the wrong end of pirate joe 22’s ‘stick’ so to speak. As for rants, you threw one right back at him.
Historically BLF Special Editions are designed, specced etc by the members here and had input from members all over the world. These are then, over many months negotiated by a team representing us. They are refined by our input, numerous pre production testers and said manufacturer and normally those products well exceed your ‘run of the mill’ flashlights or versions of lights - that is WHY they are BLF Special Editions, not because they are a good deal or save money.
This however is a completely different kettle of fish. A handful of members apparently requested this be written on, what are basically a standard lights with NO input from the rest of the forum.
If manufacturers are going to slap this on standard lights (which may well happen now) just because they are saving a few members some cash, it completely negates the point of it being a special edition. Maybe they should call it something different. Maybe ‘BLF Exclusive’ or ‘BLF Muscle Combo’ since that is what it is.
As for ‘And sorry… I didn’t realize that “BLF special edition” was a brand. Does someone own that?’ well that would be SB if anyone, though I’d be tempted to say he’d say it ‘belongs to the community’ which is why I think the community should have a say - not just a few.
I doubt it is a registered brand, and if so anyone can slap it on anything - which to me is a big shame, if manufacturers see this as a cash cow it will be all over ebay the next thing you know misleading people wholesale on pants $5 lights with 100000 lumens……… :person_facepalming: BLF special editions (of which I own quite a few) loses it’s meaning if engraved on standard lights.
‘Wait… putting the letters BLF on a flashlight and then selling it to members of BLF for a special price is bad?’ Yes, it is in my opinion - BLF special edition has NOTHING to do with just price drops/combo deals and never has done.
I appreciate Manker doing the deal for us, I appreciate Max negotiating it and I appreciate your point of view, everyone is entitled to one - but I’m sorry, I don’t agree with it being called BLF Special Edition. I am not ranting, I am just calmly giving a different point of view. :slight_smile:
As it goes, it is a really nice deal price wise for what you get - again thanks for negotiating it.

BLF exclusiv sounds great.

Printing on those only ordered here wod be even better...